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Derry Township Winter Newsletter TOWNSHIP NewWINTER 2017 • VOLUME 24 • ISSUE 4 potenti al programming revenue based on a market analysis and future programming for the new center. Chairman John Foley opened a discussion on the new center at the October 23, 2017 Board of Supervisors meeti ng. He said, “We are sharing informati on on the process to insure SUPERVISORS TAKE that the public knows where we are and where we are going with it and the cost issues. The Township is seeking fi nancial advice from consultants and has engaged the fi rm of Public INCREMENTAL APPROACH AND Financial Management to provide an assessment of the Township’s assets and how to best uti lize them. The Derry Township Municipal Authority wastewater treatment plant GIVE CAREFUL CONSIDERATION is a valuable commodity,” said Foley. “We want to explore opportuniti es with it and the municipal complex. Derry Township is in a good and solid positi on, but we also want to TO NEW COMMUNITY CENTER be mindful of our spending and make a decision with great prudence,” he added. The future of a new community recreati on center lies in the ability to fund the project. The Derry Township Member Marc Moyer recommended that the Township Board of Supervisors wants to conti nue to provide determine the amount of debt service that will result the recreati onal services that have been a part of the from various borrowing scenarios and how it aff ects the community for over 54 years. Recreati on increases the Township’s overall debt service and look at the cost to build quality of life of residents, provides rewarding acti viti es and maintain a new facility and the cost to borrow to make for children, and off ers ameniti es that help to maintain a decision. He said, “We need to consider alternate funding the health of Derry Township residents. sources and insure the fi nancial security of our future generati ons and the health of future generati ons.” The Board of Supervisors has been gathering informati on for over three years to determine the recreati onal needs Vice Chairwoman Susan Cort talked about the thoughtf ul of the community, formulate the needs into a conceptual work that has gone into fi guring out what the community’s design of the facility, and esti mate the operati onal needs are today, tomorrow and 20, 30 years into the future. costs of a new facility. Ballard King Associates Inc. She wants to establish one to possibly fi ve fi nancing opti ons made a public presentati on on October 16, 2017, and if opti on one does not generate what is needed, outlining the operati ng cost of a new facility and the Conti nued on next page. 600 Clearwater Road, Hershey, PA 17033 P: (717) 533-2057 F: (717) 533-7174 Find us on www.derrytownship.org phase of the project, esti mated to cost $300,000. The goal is to maintain a schedule that allows the center to open PARK BOULEVARD PROJECT in May 2020 providing a new home for the Senior Citi zens Conti nued from previous page. Center. go to opti on two, and so on. She said, “We have to build The Board will conti nue to take an incremental approach something. I don’t believe that doing nothing is an opti on. to the project gathering informati on and fi nancial opti ons. It would be a disservice to our residents.” The input from the community is appreciated, and as the Members Justi n Engle and Susan Cort have met with project moves forward assistance with fundraising in the consultants about a capital campaign. A campaign cannot near future is welcomed. be launched unti l the project is bett er defi ned. The Board The Board will conti nue discussions at the meeti ngs will consider moving forward with the schemati c design scheduled in November. 1999 and taught the program to the 7th grade students at ANTHONY CLEMENTS the Derry Township Middle School. EARNS PROMOTION He has received specialized training in speed enforcement devices, fi rearms, defensive tacti cs, use of force, and less than lethal use of force, and serves as one of the department’s training instructors. He was also a member of the department’s Mountain Bike Unit and member of the Internati onal Police Mountain Bike Associati on. Clements has been a K9 handler for the department since 2002. He will now supervise a platoon and oversee the daily operati ons of the K9 Unit. He is a member of the Law Enforcement/Public Safety Advisory Committ ee at the Milton Hershey School, and also Chairman John Foley, Chief Garth Warner, Sergeant Anthony Clements, serves as a mentor to Milton Hershey School students in and Tracey Clements the law enforcement curriculum. Anthony Clements was sworn in as Police Sergeant at the Sergeant Clement’s extensive experience instructi ng led October 10, 2017 Board of Supervisors meeti ng. Sergeant to him to becoming a member of the training curriculum Clements has been a member of the Derry Township Police committ ee for the Municipal Police Offi cer’s Educati on and Department for 18 years. He came to the department in Training Commission. 1999 with eight years of prior police experience with the Lancaster County Susquehanna Regional Police and the “ Tony is a prime example of an offi cer who loves his job, Dauphin County Sheriff ’s Department. family, and the community he serves. I'm sure he will serve the offi cers of Derry Township Police Department Clements served in the Patrol Division and became a in a way that will support them and the mission of the certi fi ed D.A.R.E. Instructor in October, 1996 and taught Department,” said Chief Garth Warner. the program to 5th grade students at the Derry Township Intermediate Elementary School. He received a Middle Sergeant Clements is married to Tracey and they have School/Junior High School D.A.R.E. Instructors Certi fi cate in a son, Chase. The Township’s Occupation Tax is $250 and is levied on all residents between the ages of 19 and 65 who earn INCOME LEVEL FOR more than a new threshold of $12,000 annually. The Derry Township Board of Supervisors raised the threshold from $10,000 to $12,000, the highest EXEMPTION FROM THE income allowable by law (1965 P.L. 1257), at their October 23, 2017 meeting. Supervisor Matt Weir brought this item to the Supervisors because he felt that the tax was a hardship for some residents. The Board OCCUPATION TAX IS RAISED agreed that raising the level was the right thing to do. Hershey Area All Things Diversity Welcomes Television Producer and Screenwriter Joan Rater to Present on Creating an Inclusive Environment Joan Rater will present Creati ng an Inclusive Environment Drama Series.” Among other shows, for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Joan has also writt en for Law & Order: Members on Monday, January 15, 2018, 5:30 to 7:15 p.m., Trial By Jury as well as Madam Secretary. at the Hershey Story Museum, located at 63 W. Chocolate Avenue. The Hershey All Things Diversity educational sessions are organized by the Township, Penn State Health Rater will share her experiences raising a transgender child Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, The Hershey Company with the hope that what she has learned will help to shape and Hershey Entertainment & Resorts. our dialogue for acceptance and understanding in the Hershey community so that everyone can be comfortable A light supper and dessert will be provided to living the life that they want. attendees. The sessions are free but seating is limited and advance registration is required. Aft er joining Grey’s Anatomy at the start of the second season with her writi ng partner and husband (Tony), Joan Register at: www.eventbrite.com/e/hershey-area-all- and Tony rose through the ranks and co-ran the show things-diversity-registration-36523153736 alongside creator Shonda Rhimes for 10 seasons. The Raters earned a WGA award for New Series in Television in 2005 Order a “Hershey All Things Diversity” t-shirt today! for their work on Grey’s. They have also been nominated Order Form: www.derrytownship.org/wp-content/ for two Emmys in 2006 and 2007, both for “Outstanding uploads/2017/10/DiversityT-ShirtOrderForm.pdf Join the Festivities at the Holiday Tree Lighting in Downtown Hershey Hershey’s annual tree lighting ceremony will take place on Friday, December 1, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in ChocolateTown Park. This festive event is sure to raise your holiday spirit with musical performances, Celebrate New Year’s Eve hot cocoa and cookies. in Downtown Hershey on Plus Sunday, December 31, A special 9:00 p.m. to midnight. appearance by Santa. Admission is free. Visit www.hersheynewyears.org for more information on the Visit headline act, raising of the www.downtownhershey.com Hershey’s Kiss, and fi reworks! for event details. CANDIDATES SOUGHT FOR ADVISORY BOARD POSITIONS The Board of Supervisors will be accepti ng applicati ons for the following boards: Uniform Constructi on Code Appeals Board, Residents that are interested in getti ng involved in Board of Library Directors, Downtown Core local government are encouraged to submit a resume Design Board, Municipal Authority, Parks and cover lett er to: Township of Derry, Board of and Recreati on Advisory Board, Planning Supervisors, 600 Clearwater Road, Hershey, PA, 17033, Commission, Zoning Hearing Board, General by December 15, or email to [email protected]. Authority, Industrial Commercial Development The Board will make appointments at the January 2, Authority, Tax Collecti on Associati on.
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